“Anyone who is a Palestinian citizen, whether Christian, Jewish or Muslim, should decide together in a very free referendum. There is no need for war. There is no need for threats or an atom bomb either.” NeedsShouldWarChristianTogetherCitizensThreatBombsAtomsPalestinianReferendumsAtom Bomb Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“Big efforts should be made to integrate Israel's Arab citizens into the fabric of the Israeli society and the Israeli economy. That's really the key to any further progress to do with the Palestinians beyond Israel's borders.” ShouldMadeBigsEffortEconomyProgressKeysCitizensIsraelBordersPalestinianFabricIsraeliIntegrating Author:Moshe Arens
“I don't want to involve myself in the various arguments about why Israel was created . . . . . I want to deal with the situation at hand which is the ongoing killing on both sides. . . . . . . It's true that there's also much oppression of Palestinians in Arab countries, where Palestinians aren't allowed to vote or own property and are treated as second class citizens and pawns in the fight against Israel. But I'm not going to spend my time on this since there is isn't a whole lot I can do about it.” WantI CanCountryWholeHandsFightingSidesCan DoDealsSituationClassCitizensArgumentVotePropertyKillingVariousIsraelTreatedOppressionMy TimePalestinianBoth SidesOngoingPawnsSecond Class Citizens Author:Michael Moore
“If America is truly Israels greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.” IfsShouldStatesAmericaRiskCitizensAskingIsraelAlliesEstablishmentPalestinianHostile Author:Adam Hasner
“Take a young man from Gaza living in the most horrendous conditions - most of it imposed by Israel - who straps dynamite around himself and then throws himself into a crowd of Israelis. I've never condoned or agreed with it, but at least it is understandable as the desperate wish of a human being who feels himself being crowded out of life and all of his surroundings, who sees his fellow citizens, other Palestinians, his parents, sisters, and brothers, suffering, being injured, or being killed. He wants to do something, to strike back.” MenWantFeelsHumansYoungSufferingWishParentHuman BeingsConditionsBrotherCitizensFellowsCrowdsIsraelStrikesYoung ManDesperatePalestinianBrothers And SistersSurroundingsInjuredCrowdedGazaDynamiteStrike Back Author:Edward Said
“American Muslims are already within the system. We should stop isolating ourselves by thinking we are powerless. The youngest generations of Americans have a better opinion of Islam because they interact with Muslims. Half of young American citizens now are supporting the Palestinians rather than the Israelis. Things are moving.” ThinkingShouldMovingYoungHalfOpinionGenerationsCitizensIslamPalestinianPowerlessAmerican Citizens Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I have privileges even in comparison to a Palestinian Israeli because Palestinian Israelis who live permanently in Ramallah risk their status, not as citizens but as residents. They might lose their social rights if they move to Ramallah. But I won't, so I live with privileges. That notion is very difficult for me as a child who was raised in a left-wing family, a family of people who suffered discrimination as Jews abroad. The notion that I am so privileged is disgusting. But this is what it means to live in a white society. You are white, so you are privileged.” PeopleIfsMeanChildrenMightMovingLeftSocialDifficultLosesWhiteRightsRiskCitizensWingsRaisedNotionPrivilegeJewDiscriminationComparisonDisgustingPalestinianPrivilegedIsraeliLeft WingResidents Author:Amira Hass
“I don't want to govern the Palestinians. I don't want them as subjects of Israel or as citizens of Israel. I want them to have their own independent state but a demilitarized state.” WantStatesSubjectsCitizensIndependentIsraelPalestinian Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure the security of its citizens - are presented by those who hate Israel as aggressive, Nazi-like steps.” WarSelfStatesActionHateStepsSecurityCitizensTerrorIsraelAggressivePalestinianNaziSovereignDefenceSelf Defence Author:Ariel Sharon
“Peace should provide security. It should be durable. I'm ready to go far in making painful concessions. But there is one thing I will never make any concessions on and that's the security of the Israeli citizens and the very existence of the state of Israel. The Palestinians are losing time.” ShouldStatesExistenceOne ThingSecurityReadyCitizensLosingPainfulIsraelPalestinianIsraeliConcessionsLosing Time Author:Ariel Sharon